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Using his thick, distinguishable South African accent, investigators quickly connected Smith to the crimes in 2019 after Valerie Casler, a woman with a history of drugs, theft and sex work,...
Feb 12, 2024 · That day came Monday, when prosecutors presented more than 20 minutes of video they say was filmed by Smith himself, as he strangled and beat Kathleen Jo Henry to death in the early hours of...
Feb 14, 2024 · A video recording of an Anchorage Police interrogation of Brian Smith is shown during Smith’s murder trial in Anchorage on February 13, 2024. Retired detective Jeff Bell watches from...
Feb 8, 2024 · According to court documents, it was Valerie Casler who gave police the pictures and videos allegedly showing Smith brutally beating and killing a woman and then manipulating the body on an SD card labeled “Homicide at midtown Marriott.”
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Feb 29, 2024 · The dark and disturbing trial of a man who killed two Alaska Native women, and shot footage of their murders, ended last week -- but the sound of Brian Smith’s voice on those videos, with his thick South African accent, will likely haunt those who sat in the courtroom for a long time.
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Feb 15, 2024 · The woman Smith described killing was Veronica Abouchuk, 52, a mother from St. Michael area. Her sisters cried in the front row of the courtroom gallery as the video of the interview played.
Sep 2, 2021 · After hearing testimony during a hearing from both Smith and McVay, a judge threw out the conviction against Dooley and ordered a new trial. Kentucky Assistant Attorney General Jon Heck took over the case for the prosecution and decided to address that controversial video footage head on.
